India's combat management system against the Aegis benchmark

India is developing its own combat management system, with Aegis used as a benchmark. The assessment concerns combat management systems specifically and relies on published information and conversations, without access to classified performance data. On that limited basis, the Indian system appears below Aegis, though the gap seems uncomfortably small for those expecting a large Western lead. European combat management systems are assessed as broadly comparable to Aegis despite differences in sensors and processing, making a categorical ranking difficult. Continued Indian investment could bring the next destroyer generation to a similar level. Developing the system domestically builds capability even before it reaches the benchmark.